Author Event: Christina Gerhardt
AVID READER. Environmental journalist Christina Gerhardt celebrates the release of her latest book, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. 6p—7p. Free
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Author Event: Kathy Elkind
AVID READER. Author Kathy Elkind celebrates the release of her new book, To Walk It Is To See It. 6p—7p. Free
Author Talk: Jan Adrian
AVID READER. The Avid Reader partners with Thriving Pink to bring Jan Adrian to Davis to talk about her new memoir, Coloring Outside the Lines: Surviving and Thriving with Cancer for 30+ years. 3p—4p. Free
Author Talk: Rachel Hobbs
AVID READER. Meet author, Rachel S. Hobbs, and celebrate the release of her debut picture book, Tango Red Riding Hood. 11a—12p. Free
Author Discussion: Cindy Gentry
THE AVID READER. Meet Cindy Gentry, author of Sermons on the Couch: A Year of Inspirational Reflections. In Sermons on the Couch, Cindy Gentry offers weekly sermons that meet people where they are—whether religious or spiritual, agnostic or atheist. 6:30p—7:30p. Free
Author Discussion: Aaron Tang
THE AVID READER. Local author and law professor Aaron Tang discusses his new book Supreme Hubris: How Overconfidence is Destroying the Court – and How We Can Fix It. 6:30p—7:30p. Free
Author Talk: Martha Shelley
AVID READER. Join Martha Shelley, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front, to discuss her memoir We Set the Night on Fire. Shelley’s book is a feminist & lesbian document that contextualizes & humanizes the historical record of various mid-twentieth century gay movements. 6:30p–7:30p. Free
Author Talk: Alexandra Chang
STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Spend an evening with Alexandra Chang, author of Tomb Sweeping & Days of Distraction. Moderated by Jamil Jan Kochai, author of The Haunting of Hajji Hotak. 6:30p–7:30p. Free
Drag Story Hour
AVID READER. Drag Story Hour is fun for the whole fam, filled with stories and activities. DHS captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. 11a—12p. Free
Independent Bookstore Day @ The Avid Reader
AVID READER. Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with exclusive books and gifts, and giveaways for anyone who spends at least $10. Coloring activities for kids. 10a–8p.
